News Release

GETTYSBURG, Pa. — The Gettysburg College men's basketball team defeated visiting Washington College, 78-62, in a Centennial Conference game this evening in Gettysburg, PA. The Bullets, who got game-highs of 24 points, eight rebounds, and four blocks from David Glaser, improved to 6-6 overall and 3-2 in conference play with the win, while the Shoremen slipped to 5-7 and 2-3.

The Bullets took the lead for good with a 10-0 run which gave them a 19-10 lead on a three-pointer by Matt Whelan with 9:54 to play in the first half. Gettysburg took a 34-27 lead into halftime and extended the lead to as many as 22 points in the second half.

Glaser went 10-for-13 from the field, one-of-two from beyond the three-point arc, and three-of-four from the free throw line en route to his 24 points. Mike Spadafora added 11 points for Gettysburg, while Ryan Page came off the bench to contribute 12 points for the Bullets.

Junior guard Kyle Stem led the Shoremen with 17 points and converted 13-of-14 free throw attempts. Junior forward Jonathan Webb added 16 points in the loss for Washington.

Gettysburg shot 54% from the field in the game, including a 61% mark in the second half. Washington shot 37% from the field in the game.

Newspaper Box Score
Washington (Md.) vs Gettysburg
1/11/05 8 p.m. at Bream Gymnasium, Gettysburg, Pa.
At Bream Gymnasium, Gettysburg, Pa.
GETTYSBURG 78, WASHINGTON (MD.) 62
WASHINGTON (MD.) (5-7, 2-3 CC)
Kyle Stem 2-4 13-14 17; Jonathan Webb 6-14 1-3 16; John Alexander 4-7 1-2 9; Ryan Nielsen 2-3 0-0 5; Travis Moore 1-8 2-2 5; Joe Breslin 2-5 1-1 5; Dustin Abbate 1-9 0-3 3; Buck Howanski 1-2 0-0 2; Scott Polyniak 0-0 0-0 0; Eric Blumenthal 0-0 0-2 0; Kevin Marshburn 0-0 0-0 0; Drew Hill 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 19-52 18-27 62.
GETTYSBURG (6-6, 3-2 CC)
David Glaser 10-13 3-4 24; Ryan Page 5-7 1-3 12; Mike Spadafora 4-4 3-4 11; Kyle Jakobe 3-6 2-3 9; Brian Sateja 3-6 1-2 7; Matt Whelan 2-6 0-0 5; Todd Brady 2-3 0-0 4; Chris Pombar 0-4 2-2 2; Mike Beck 1-2 0-0 2; Julius Redd 1-3 0-0 2; Kyle McGlensey 0-1 0-0 0; John Pelin 0-2 0-0 0; Matt Presby 0-0 0-0 0; Graham Shaffer-Rais 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 31-57 12-18 78.
Washington (Md.)..............   27   35  -   62
Gettysburg....................   34   44  -   78
3-point goals-Washington (Md.) 6-20 (Jonathan Webb 3-5; Travis Moore 1-4; Dustin Abbate 1-7; Ryan Nielsen 1-2; Joe Breslin 0-1; Kyle Stem 0-1), Gettysburg 4-17 (Ryan Page 1-3; Kyle Jakobe 1-3; David Glaser 1-2; Matt Whelan 1-3; Chris Pombar 0-3; Mike Beck 0-1; John Pelin 0-1; Todd Brady 0-1). Fouled out--Washington (Md.)-Travis Moore, Gettysburg-None. Rebounds-Washington (Md.) 28 (Buck Howanski 6), Gettysburg 35 (David Glaser 8). Assists-Washington (Md.) 8 (Dustin Abbate 2; Kyle Stem 2), Gettysburg 16 (John Pelin 2; Kyle Jakobe 2; Kyle McGlensey 2; Chris Pombar 2; Mike Spadafora 2; David Glaser 2; Matt Whelan 2). Total fouls-Washington (Md.)
17, Gettysburg 22. A-250